So today we were issued another couple huge bags of gear. It's really hard to imagine a need for half of this stuff, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
We did spend quite a bit of time on the body armor today, which is great. We all have a newer model of vest, and the mediums (my size) are an even newer generation of vest. Essentially, if I am trying to exit a vehicle, and my vest gets stuck for some reason, there is a rip cord I can pull and the vest falls apart into 7 different pieces. Pretty neat, actually.
The group as a whole is broken into two Companies, and mine is being horribly micromanaged. Not at all by the Army staff, to their credit. We're being micromanaged by the Navy Chiefs, naturally. But everyone reacts to stress differently, and I think this is probably one way they are coping.
No good pictures from today, but we're being issued weapons tomorrow. I'm sure there will be a photo op at some point.
Still no network in our barracks, which is pretty ridiculous. Other people keep telling us that their network is great. So maybe we can get around to fixing it soon...the computer lab isn't as comfortable as my bed....
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